Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 99 Li Shimin's Shock
Wencheng County.

Li Shimin hurriedly rode to Wencheng County, the county seat, with his brother's letter. Under the guidance of the old housekeeper of the mansion, he came to the study and met Zheng Yuanzhen, the Duke of Shen.

"Uncle Zheng!"

Li Shimin looked at Zheng Yuanzhen in the study, and when he saw Zheng Yuanzhen put down his brush, he hurriedly bowed.

"Shimin!"

Zheng Yuanzhen didn't expect Li Shimin to come, but he soon remembered that when Li Shimin learned about Fu Zihou in Xingyang, he wanted to chase him.

"No need to be polite!"

Zheng Yuanzhen felt a little emotional. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were really different in the way they treated people.

Li Jiancheng, the son-in-law of the Zheng family, was more decent, as if he often interacted with the children of prominent clans. However, Li Shimin was not bound by any rules. It seemed that he treated people without considering their background. As long as he liked them, he would be enthusiastic and persistent.

In fact, in Zheng Yuanzhen's heart, he hoped that the person who would come to him would be Li Jiancheng, the son-in-law of the Zheng family.

What a pity!
"Uncle Zheng, Shimin came here today because of the Taiyuan County incident. This is a letter from my brother!"

Li Shimin took out a letter from his brother Li Jiancheng from his arms and gave it to Zheng Yuanzhen.

Zheng Yuanzhen took the letter and read its contents. After reading it, he put the letter away and looked into Li Shimin's deep eyes. He could see a hint of anxiety that could not be concealed.

"Is Shimin worried about Fu Zihou of Jinyang?"

Zheng Yuanzhen asked with a smile, and walked to the study. Because the light was not good, he placed the letter on the candle that was lit during the day and let it burn.

There was actually nothing secretive in the contents of the letter, but Zheng Yuanzhen had been a soldier since he was young, and later served in the Sui court for many years, so he had seen a lot of things and experienced many changes.

At that time, Li Yuan made friends with many chivalrous and righteous people, and Zheng Yuanzhen had some premonitions. Later, when Li Yuan was suspected by Emperor Yang Guang, the Zheng family also helped and even married Zheng Guanyin to Li Yuan's eldest son Li Jiancheng.

"Uncle Zheng, you don't know that Fu Zihou actually has some relationship with my wife!"

Li Shimin watched Zheng Yuanzhen burning the letters and throwing them into a basin specially used to burn useless things. Then he told Zheng Yuanzhen about the relationship between Fu Zihou and his wife Guanyinbi.

"Nephew-in-law!"

After hearing what Li Shimin said, Zheng Yuanzhen looked at Li Shimin with surprise. He had never expected that there was such a relationship between Fu Zihou and Li Shimin.

"Yes! In Xingyang in the past, Shimin didn't know about it, so he missed it! Right now, Fu Zihou is besieged by the rebels in Jinyang, and Shimin is also very worried. My father also instructed us to save Fu Zihou!"

Li Shimin told Zheng Yuanzhen truthfully.

"I hope Uncle Zheng can lend a hand!"

Li Shimin raised his hand and saluted Zheng Yuanzhen, asking Zheng Yuanzhen for help.

"The Zheng family and the Li family are relatives, why are you being so polite!"

Zheng Yuanzhen said, and then thought of Fu Zihou who was surrounded by the rebel army in Jinyang.

"As for the kid from the Fu family in Jinyang, there's no need to worry!"

Zheng Yuanzhen shook his head and walked towards the wooden table step by step.

Hear the words.

Li Shimin's expression changed. Looking at Zheng Yuanzhen's appearance and listening to his words, he felt that Zheng Yuanzhen seemed unwilling to help Fu Zihou.

But before in Xingyang City, Li Shimin clearly felt that among all the people in the Zheng family, Zheng Yuanzhen was the one who had the most favorable impression on Fu Zihou, and he even wanted to choose a daughter of the Zheng family to marry Fu Zihou.

"Uncle Zheng, there are now more than 100,000 bandits outside Jinyang City, equipped with siege equipment. I'm worried that the East City is in danger!" Li Shimin frowned slightly, thought about it, and bowed to Zheng Yuanzhen.

Zheng Yuanzhen listened to the anxiety in Li Shimin's words and looked at Li Shimin's expression. He knew that Li Shimin had misunderstood him and couldn't help laughing.

"Have you forgotten how that Fu family kid got the title of Fenwu Wei?"

After Zheng Yuanzhen finished speaking, he took a deep breath and his expression suddenly became a little melancholy and emotional.

Li Shimin was a little confused. He didn't know what Zheng Yuanzhen meant by this, and he didn't know why Zheng Yuanzhen looked like that.

"On your way here, I'm afraid an urgent letter, eight hundred miles away, has already been delivered to Luoyang!"

Zheng Yuanzhen looked out the window, and after he finished speaking, he turned to Li Shimin.

"Some time ago, outside the east city of Jinyang, Fu Zihou killed an enemy general with one horse in front of an army of more than 100,000 soldiers. The rebel general Tu Ye was killed by Fu Zihou in full view of the crowd..."

Zheng Yuanzhen said to Li Shimin.

Wencheng County is close to Linfen County and Jiang County. A few months ago, Li Yuan put down the rebellion in Linfen County and Jiang County. Except for those who surrendered, many warriors and strategists dispersed. Among them, the largest number of people came from Wencheng County.

As the prefect of Wencheng County, Zheng Yuanzhen not only knew that some of them were hiding in Wencheng County, he even provided them with shelter in private.

Similarly, when the news came that Taiyuan was attacked by a bandit army of more than 100,000, Zheng Yuanzhen found someone who had connections in the north and asked him to go to Taiyuan County, find connections to blend in, and inquire about the news for him.

This is also why Zheng Yuanzhen knew Taiyuan County very well when the imperial court and other counties were still unaware of the specific situation.

In the study room.

Zheng Yuanzhen looked at Li Shimin's shocked expression, and then couldn't help laughing.

"Do you think that's it?"

Zheng Yuanzhen watched Li Shimin come back to his senses, look at him, and then told Li Shimin the second piece of news.

"A few days ago, Fu Zihou led his troops to attack the city at night and captured another thief!"

Zheng Yuanzhen said to Li Shimin, and looking at Li Shimin's surprised and dazed expression, his smile grew wider.

Zheng Yuanzhen felt the same when he heard the news before. He even slapped the wooden table hard while reading the letter in this study room. He was so excited that his hand hurt for the whole day.

I remembered the young man who stood next to Li Jingjie in the Zheng family mansion in Xingyang.

Zheng Yuanzhen couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

That good boy!

I didn’t expect that he is so brave despite his young age.

He is worthy of the title of Fenwu Wei!
Zheng Yuanzhen was thinking that if he had known that the young man had such a personality that he liked him, he would have directly torn his relationship with Li Jingjie at the Zheng family, let Fu Zihou marry a Zheng family girl at the Zheng family, and then let him leave.

Zheng Yuanjin of Li Mansion in Xian County naturally knew him and was aware of Mr. Li's reputation. He had many disciples and his clansmen had received favors from him and were on good terms with Li Jingjie.

But so what! If you need to rob, you have to rob. This is the truth Zheng Yuanzhen learned when he joined the army.

If you don't snatch such a good young man away and leave him to others, you will only regret it in the end, and your family's descendants will lose a major support. It may even determine the rise and fall of a family!
In other words, he didn't know about it in Xingyang at the time. Although he had a good impression of him, he had too little contact with him. If he had known, Zheng Yuanzhen would definitely have turned the boy from the son-in-law of the Li family into the son-in-law of the Zheng family.

If you have the guts, ask Emperor Yang Guang to issue an order! Otherwise, no one can do anything!

(End of this chapter)